Italian scientists have confirmed a

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The government will import 300 CNG-run buses to operate them on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway with a view to reducing air pollution, State Minister for Environment and Forests Dr Hasan Mahmud said at a workshop in the city yesterday.

He said the government has emphasised mass transportation system to reduce traffic congestion as well as pollution in the country.

Dr Hasan was addressing the in

ISLAMABAD, May 19: Recognising mercury as a fatal chemical, the government with the support of a UN agency has developed a draft national mercury waste management plan for various sectors to meet the challenge.

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More than 20 million people employed in the fishing industry may need to be retrained for other work over the next 40 years if the final collapse of fish stocks in the world's oceans is to be avoided, the U.N. warned on Monday.

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In this file photo, a forest in the Amazon is seen being illegally burnt, near Novo Progresso, in the northern Brazilian state of Para. Farmers burn the Amazon forest to make it easier to clean big areas that will be turned into grazing lands. AP.

As a response to mounting criticism of the IPCC, the IAC has been asked to conduct a review of the IPCC